President Nixon initiated a brief communication through the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served as a procedural step to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy matters or specific decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On December 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 8:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 638-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 638-002 Date: December 15, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:38 am and 8:45 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 16-103]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.